Multi-tapered implant screw

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a screw suitable for being implanted inside a bone, characterized in that said screw comprises two to four inverted cones along the longitudinal axis thereof, where the narrowest tip of the bottom cone corresponds to the bottom tip of the screw and where the height of each one of the cones at either end of the screw is between 20% and 80% of the total length of the screw, ensuring better acceptance, adaptation and osseous integration, and reducing trauma due to the pressure the implant exerts on the bone when the screw is fully tightened, minimizing reabsorption and, thus, producing more aesthetically pleasing results.

This application is a National Stage Application of PCT/IB2010/050924,filed 3 Mar. 2010, and which application is incorporated herein byreference. To the extent appropriate, a claim of priority is made to theabove disclosed application.

The present invention refers to a screw to be implanted inside a bonecharacterized by comprising from to four inverted cones along itslongitudinal axis, wherein the narrowest end of the lower conecorresponds to the lower end of the screw and wherein the height of eachcone in the ends of the screw is between 20 and 80% of the total lengthof the screw, whereby a better acceptance, adaptation, bone integrationis achieved, the trauma caused by the pressure exerted by the implant onthe bone at the time of its final torque is reduced, reabsorption isminimized and thus, better aesthetic results are produced.

In a first embodiment, the screw comprises two inverted cones along itslongitudinal axis, which ends being narrower than the central part ofthe screw body and said narrower ends matching with the upper and lowerends of the screw. In another alternative of the invention, the screwcomprises three cones wherein the narrowest end of the second cone isattached to the narrowest end of the third cone, which narrowest endmatches with the upper end of the screw.

In a last preferred embodiment of the invention, the screw comprisesfour cones forming a sandglass shaped screw, wherein the widest end ofthe third cone is attached to the widest end of the fourth cone, suchthat the narrowest ends of the first and fourth cones correspond to theupper and lower ends of the screw.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In general, body implants such as dental screws are surgically insertedin the bones of a patient, such in the jaw, wherein the implant isintegrated to the bone. In the field of dentistry, implants to bescrewed or pressed inside a cavity perforated in the bone are wellknown.

Actually, one of the greatest challenges in piezoelectric surgery isbased on correctly expanding the bone tables in important defects andknife edges in order to allow the correct location of an implant, tomaintain the architecture and the bone function thereby guaranteeing thefunctional and aesthetic rehabilitation.

Unfortunately, up to date the traditional techniques disclosed in theliterature just refer to the sandwich technique which was initiated bymaxillofacial surgeons more than 20 years ago by using saws for theseparation of bone tables which generally originates a great loss ofbone tissue in the zone where the implant is done. Other techniques havetried to use the insertion of internal and external auto-grafts (knownin the technical field as on-lay and in-lay), which besides of beingcomplex, is traumatic and the results basically depend on the skill,preparation and expertise of the surgeon. However, many of the problemsrelated with bone insufficiency can be solved through more conservativetechniques.

From year 2000, when Tommaso Verselloti dabbled with the concept ofpiezo-surgery in the field of dentistry using inserts which allow tomake fine cuts in narrower bone tables, the technique known as sandwichtechnique took great relevance again. Such technique requires of somevestibular bone relaxants which allow to expand the tissue for thelocation of the bone graft and thus guaranteeing the stability thereofwith optimal quality. However, the immediate location of implants inbone cortical less than 2 mm of calibration in the peak area iscounterproductive due to the fact that four problems are generated:

-   -   Wrong positioning of the implants,    -   Secondary slope of the implants,    -   Fracture of the weakest cortical area in the maxillary        vestibular and in the maxillary lingual; and    -   Reabsorption of the bone cortical area with the consequent        exposure of implant threads and aesthetic defects due to such        exposure.

Although with the prior technique it was possible to successfully expandthe bone tables, depending on the type of defect, common implants do notstay in the optimal position for an aesthetic rehabilitation requiringthereby known castable abutments (widely known as “UCLA” type abutments)for correcting wrong positions, and even in extreme cases it isnecessary to remove the implant. These results were mainly caused by notunderstanding the ways of trabecular bone to make the internal bone cutswhether they are vertical, horizontal and oblique.

In addition, in many cases it can be seen that during the expansion andfurther location of the implants in the correct position, after onemonth such implants are in different positions to the original ones,mainly distally and mesially, which is mainly caused by the vestibularrelaxants made to achieve the expansion of the bone tables. Theseimplant movements are commonly known as secondary tilt and have beenassociated with the non-controlled bone expansion.

In addition to the above, the implants found in the state of the artalso represented the problem of the cortical fracture, due to thepressure generated by the implant in the peak area caused by thecylindrical design used before the present invention. Such designgenerates a loss of continuity of the bone tissue vertically with somevariations during the placing of the implant in the final stage, i.e.when the closing laps of the thread are being introduced.

Likewise, the absorption of the bone cortical area generated by the lossof bone tissue vertically has been disclosed, which is caused by thepressure generated by the expanders. The only solution detected for suchproblem is to make bone integration, but the aesthetic results producedwere undesirable.

Accordingly, one of the greatest challenges is to make the boneexpansion and to avoid such inconvenient. In order to improve theachievements done with the cylindrical implants the screws for implantsof the present invention have been developed characterized in that itsbody is a threaded cylinder and one of its ends is tapered forfacilitating the introduction of the screw in the bone. One of such typeof screws can be found in the industrial design U.S. D603,513, whichdiscloses a screw being formed by a cylindrical body covered by a threadsystem wherein the gap between threads is the same, a threaded andtapered end and a flat upper area having inside a tapered seat and anhexagonal space, in which the attachment or inner abutment and notcheslocated parallel to the longitudinal axis of the screw in the lower partthereof are adjusted.

There has also been an effort in improving the shape of the threadslocated on the screws and as disclosed in application U.S. 2008/0241791,which discloses a dental implant having a body with blunt threads andother sharp edges in order to help forming a thread inside the bone tothe perforated.

Similarly, document U.S. Pat. No. 7,240,542 discloses implants showingcylindrical screws with an apical and a coronal end. Such screw isslanted in the upper or coronal part in a determined angle in order thatthe implant accommodates to the jaw bone anatomy of the patient. Theimplant in its longitudinal configuration is funnel shaped wherein thediameter decreases from the upper part to become smaller in the lowerpart. In addition, this design shows that the upper part has a threadwith gaps, between each thread, less than the space between the threadsin the lower part.

On the other hand, patent EP 1416872 teaches a screw to be inserted inthe bone wherein the upper part of the screw shows a thread with a gapsmaller than the space for the thread in the lower part thereof. Inaddition, such patent shows that the coronal part (upper part of theimplant) has an axial length such that when the implant is installed,the configuration of such portion is confined with the bone corticaltissue layer of the patient, due to a tapered configuration of no morethan 5° with respect to the external surface of the lower part of thescrew.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,527,183 discloses an orthopedic implant having a coronalend, a distal end and a plurality of segments, namely four in the upperpart of the implant and the lower part having a finer thread, i.e. witha smaller gap compared to the one showed for the four segments in theupper part.

Actually the closest document in the state of the art to the presentinvention is formed by a screw commercially available under thetrademark Nobelactive from Nobelbiocare, which is characterized byhaving a tapered and threaded body and an inverted cone shaped coronalregion, which length does exceed 10% of the total length of the screwand according to the manufacturer, it is useful for increasing thealveolar bone volume around the implant. Despite having the aboveindicated feature, such implants do not avoid the fractures of the bonecrest, the tilts of the implant and the bone reabsorption of bony ridgesless than 3 mm.

In view of the above cited information it is clear that there was a needin the state of art which had not been fulfilled for providing a screwwhich avoids the inconvenient associated to the secondary tilt, fractureof the bone cortical and its reabsorption, achieving a greaterirrigation of the bone tissues.

The inventor surprisingly found that the reduction of the upper andlower ends of the screw, specially so the upper cone has a lengthbetween 20% and 80% of the total length of the screw, creating a doublecone which allows to reduce the pressure exerted by the traditionalimplant on the bone releases tensions, minimizing thereby the risk ofvertical fractures and avoiding the process of bone reabsorption andtherefore, avoiding problems usually related with implantationprocesses, such as periimplantitis and loss of support tissue, with thesubsequent loss of implant.

In addition to the above, with the novel double tapered shape of thescrew for implant disclosed herein, the screw exerts less pressure onthe expanded bone tissue, does not generate secondary tilt, allows anexcellent apical fixation guaranteeing bone integration and producingless trauma on the patient minimizing thereby pain and inflammationproduced by the expansion of the bone. Likewise, the extra-oral implantswith double cone could be used for rehabilitation with better prognosisand better durability in the patient than cylindrical implants.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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FIG. 1A. Cross section of a double tapered screw according to theinvention wherein the greatest diameter (2) is located exactly in thecenter thereof and its tilt angle with respect to the longitudinal axisin the upper part is equal to the tilt angle of the lower part.

FIG. 1B. Upper view of the double tapered screw of the invention whereinthe inner connection of the screw has hexagonal lock.

FIG. 2A. Cross section of a double tapered screw according to theinvention wherein the greatest diameter (2) is located exactly in thecenter thereof and the angle tilt α is less than the angle tilt β.

FIG. 2B. Upper view of the double tapered screw of the invention whereinthe internal connection of the screw has decagonal lock.

FIG. 3. Cross section of a double tapered screw according to theinvention wherein the greatest diameter (2) is located to the upper halfof the screw and the angle tilt α is less than the angle tilt β.

FIG. 4. Cross section of a double tapered screw according to theinvention wherein the widest part of the screw is located in the centralpart of the implant and the tilt of angles α and β with respect to thelongitudinal axis L′ is 45°.

FIG. 5. Cross section of a screw with three cones, wherein the narrowestend of the lower cone corresponds to the lower end of the screw, thejoin of its widest ends form the greatest diameter (2) and the join ofthe second and third cones form the waist (8).

FIG. 6. Cross section of a four tapered screw forming a sandglass shapedscrew, wherein the narrowest ends of two cones correspond to the ends ofthe screw, the join of its widest ends form two greatest diameters (2Aand 2B) and in the central part of the screw the narrowest ends of thetwo central cones are joined creating thereby a waist (8).

FIG. 7. Cross section of a four tapered screw forming a sandglass shapedscrew, wherein the join of the narrower ends of the two central cones,i.e. the waist (8) do not match with the center of the screw.

FIG. 8. Cross section of a double cone screw according to the inventionwhich comprises two internal spaces for introducing two attachments orabutments allowing the joining of two bones.

FIG. 9A shows a photograph of a patient with a flange of 2 mm thick inwhich an implant will be introduced using the screw, according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 9B shows another photograph of a patient with a flange of 3 mmthick in which an implant is introduced using an inverted cone screw,disclosed in the state of the art.

FIG. 10A. Shows a photograph of the surgical alveolus with no fractureand ready to receive the implant using the screw of the presentinvention.

FIG. 10B. Shows a photograph of the surgical alveolus with no fractureand ready to receive the implant using the inverted cone screw,disclosed in the state of the art.

FIG. 11A. Shows a photograph during the installation process of thescrew of the present invention.

FIG. 11B. Shows a photograph during the installation process of theinverted cone screw, disclosed in the state of the art.

FIG. 12. Shows a comparison of the implant made with the screw of thepresent invention in its final position and the implant made with theinverted cone screw as disclosed in the state of the art in its finalposition.

FIG. 13. Shows a detailed photograph of the implant made with theinverted cone screw, disclosed in the state of the art, and the effectsthereof on the vestibule fracture and the crest.

FIG. 14. Shows a comparison between the screw of the present inventionand a conventional screw once it has been installed.

FIG. 15. Shows a photograph of conventional implants wherein it can beseen the reabsorption of the bone cortical area with the subsequentexposure of threads of the implant.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a screw (1) for implants showingmultiple cones along its longitudinal axis (L), namely the screw (1) forimplants is characterized by comprising between two and four cones,wherein the narrowest end of the lower cone (41) corresponds to thelower end of the screw (4) and the other cones are joined to the lowercone (41) or to each other, such that there is a match between thewidest end of a cone and the widest end of the adjacent cone and thenarrowest end of a cone with the narrowest end of the adjacent cone andwherein the length of each cone located on the ends of the screw isbetween 20% and 80% of the total length of the screw.

In a first embodiment of the invention, the screw is a double taperedscrew, the greatest diameter (2) is located in the central area of thescrew and matches or not with the center thereof. From such diameter (2)the external surface is tilted with respect to the longitudinal axis (L)in equal or different angles progressively decreasing its diametertowards the upper (3) and lower (4) ends.

The above mentioned tilts create two cones, an upper cone (31) and alower cone (41) exhibiting a common base which corresponds to thegreatest diameter (2) and which length is between 20% and 80% of thetotal length of the screw. Thus, such greatest diameter (2) can matchwith the center of the screw (1), i.e., symmetrically, as shown in FIG.1, or can be located on a different spot between the center and one ofthe ends as shown in FIG. 2, provided that the distance between eitherend (3, 4) and the greatest diameter (2) is between 20% and 80% of thetotal length of the screw (1). Preferably, the greatest diameter (2) islocated on a spot between half the distance existing between the upperend (3) and the center and half the distance existing between the lowerend (4) and the center.

In another alternative of the invention shown in FIG. 5, which shows ascrew (1) comprising three cones (31, 9, 41). The cone (31) located inthe upper end of the screw (1) such that the widest end of such cone(31) corresponds to the end (3) of the screw and the opposite endmatches with the narrowest end of the second cone (9) forming the waist(8) of the screw (1), and the widest end of the second central cone (9)is joined to the widest end of the third cone (41) wherein the greatestdiameter (2) is formed, and such cone also has a narrow end whichcorresponds to the upper end (4) of the screw (1).

A third preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.Therein the screw (1) comprises four cones creating a screw with twocones located in the ends of the screw (31, 41) and two central cones(9A, 9B). Cone (31) is located in the upper end of the screw (1) suchthat the narrowest end of such cone (31) corresponds to the end (3) ofthe screw and the opposite end matches with the widest end of the secondcone (9A) creating thereby a first greatest diameter (2A), such centralcone (9A) is joined to the narrowest end of the third cone (9B), formingthe waist (8) of the screw (1), the widest end of the second centralcone (9B) matches with the widest end of the fourth cone (41) whereinthe second greatest diameter (2B) is formed, and it also has a narrowend which corresponds to the upper end (4) of the screw (1).

The arithmetic difference between the greatest diameter(s) (2) and thediameter of each of the ends (3, 4) or the waist (8) is given by thetilt of the surface of each cone (31, 9, 9A, 9B, 41). The tilt of thecones (31, 9, 9A, 9B, 41) is determined by two imaginary angles α and βformed between a line L′, parallel to the longitudinal axis L andtangent to the screw at the height of the same or the greatestdiameter(s) (2), and the external surface of said cones (31, 9, 9A, 9B,41).

The amplitude of the angles α and β ranges between 0.5° and 60°. FIGS. 1to 3 represent screws for dentistry use, which angles α and β arebetween 0.5° and 20°. In a preferred alternative, the amplitude ofangles α and β is between 1° and 10°. In another embodiment of theinvention, the implants are extraoral and angles α and β are between0.5° and 60°, preferably 45°, as shown in FIG. 4.

Cones (31, 9, 9A, 9B, 41) exhibit on its surface a threaded pitch (5).The average distance between each thread ranges between 0.1 mm and 2.5mm. The distance between thread (5 a) and thread (5 a′) of the threadedpitch of the upper area surface of the screw, which covers from theupper end (3) to the 45% of the length of the screw as measured fromsaid upper end (3), is less than the distance between thread (5 b) andthread (5 b′) of the threaded pitch of the lower area surface of thescrew, which covers from the lower end (4) to the 80% of the length ofthe screw as measured from said lower end (4). Preferably, the distancebetween thread (5 a) and thread (5 a′) of the threaded pitch of theupper area surface of the screw ranges between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm, whilethe distance between thread (5 b) and thread (5 b′) of the threadedpitch of the upper area surface of the screw ranges between 0.3 mm and2.5 mm.

Said screw (1) comprises a platform formed by an internal gap (6) whichhas a threaded pitch (7), which allows the introduction of a throughscrew which will fix the body of the attachment or abutment, and has abottom with shape as a polygon of 6 to 12 sides, which locks theattachment or abutment by fixing it in a determined position. Theentrance to such gap (6) is made through the upper end (3). In anotheralternative of the invention, the screw (1) comprises two oppositeinternal spaces, wherein the entrance to each of said spaces matcheswith the ends (3, 4) of the screw (1), enabling thereby the fixation oftwo attachments (abutments), each on an end (3, 4), as shown in FIG. 8.

Optionally, the screw of the present invention may also have notchesdisposed on the end of the cone (41) located in the same direction asthe longitudinal axis of the screw. The screw may have between 1 to 4notches symmetrically disposed on the surface of the cone (41).

The screw according to the present invention has a distance from the end(3) to the end (4) from 6.0 mm to 120.0 mm and the greatest diameter (2)is between 2.0 and 10.0 mm.

Preferably, the screw of the present invention may be manufactured in amaterial selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium,chrome, cobalt and alloys thereof.

EXAMPLES Example 1

In order to demonstrate the beneficial and unexpected effects obtainedwith the screws of the present invention, especially in complicatedcases wherein the ridge has less than 3 mm, two patients were treatedwith the same bone expansion and implant insertion process. Thephotograph of the first one, is shown in FIG. 9A) where it can be seenthat the patient has a ridge of less than 2 mm thick. In this patient,who represents increased risk for showing the typical problems ofimplants due to the small ridge, the multi-tapered implant of thepresent invention will be used. Photograph 9B represents a shot prior tothe installation of the implant, wherein it can be seen that the ridgeis 3 mm thick, which facilitates the installation of the implant. Inthis patient the inverted cone implant as disclosed in the closest stateof the art can be used. In both cases the maximum diameter of the screwsevaluated is 3.5 mm.

The bone expansion is then made in order to create an alveolus in eachpatient. FIGS. 10A and 10B show the alveolus without fractures and readyto receive the respective implant.

Afterwards, the installation of the implant of the present invention isstarted, which is shown in FIG. 11A, while FIG. 11B shows theinstallation process of the inverted cone implant existing in the stateof the art. FIG. 11A shows that in the center of the screw (1) the coneis reduced, favoring thereby the integration of the bone implant andavoiding fractures, while FIG. 11B shows that the inverted region of theinverted cone screw is minimal and conicity is limited to the coronalarea, affecting the integration of the bone implant and producingfractures.

In addition to the above, there is an undesirable effect associated tothe gap existing between threads of the threaded pitch of the state ofthe art, which is distant and hampers the introduction of the screw,which also requires increased strength and pressure exerted on the bone.The use of the screws of the present invention also has allowed toestablish that when using two types of threads, a wider and deeperthreaded pitch in the apical area and one less thick in the coronal andcentral area an excellent primary fixation is achieves, which avoidsdental wrong positions and secondary tilts.

In addition to the above, it has been seen that in some cases showing asandglass shaped bone ridge, an implant having the woman shape toperfectly fit with the modifying surrounding expansion would also berequired, requiring thereby a multi-tapered implant, which exhibit anequator and two tropics, wherein its conicity changes. This would avoidfenestrations, i.e. bone reabsorption in the vestibule middle part withits consequent translucency and aesthetic effects.

FIG. 12 shows the definite position of the implants and allows to make acomparison between the results obtained with the implant (12A) of thepresent invention and those achieved with the implant (12B) of the stateof the art. Letter A located on FIG. 12A) shows how the criticalvestibule area is fractures free and the coronal support has beencomplete around the implant of the present invention. On the contrary,letter B on FIG. 12B) shows how the support of the inverted cone implantin the crest area has not been completely achieved, showing a gapbetween the bone and the screw and letter C shows the vestibule bonefracture, which leads to the bone reabsorption and possible exposure ofthe threads of the implant which would generate diseases and conditionsin the patient such as periimplantitis. FIG. 13 shows in detail sucheffects, allowing thereby to clearly visualize the vestibule fractureand the lack of crest support.

Example 2

The same experiment was made comparing the results achieved with thescrews of the present invention and the ones obtained through the use ofcylindrical screws, widely known in the state of the art. FIG. 14 showsa comparison between the screw of the present invention and aconventional screw once these have been installed. As it can beappreciated, while the patient with the screw of the present inventiondoes not exhibit any fracture and has achieved a total crest supportaround it, the patient with the conventional implant installed exhibitsa notorious fracture, indicated on the figure with letter B.

Moreover, FIG. 15 shows a photograph of conventional implants wherein itcan be seen the reabsorption of the bone cortical area with thesubsequent exposure of implant threads.

Considering the above data, the advantages of a multi-tapered implantversus an inverted cone implant are summarized as follow:

Adhesion

Multiple conicity occupies a great percentage of the implant, whichallows the bone tissue to adhere in a better way to the implant once theexpansion has been done and it has been properly placed. Byprogressively reducing the diameter in a length wider than the invertedcone, the screw of the present invention can avoid the fracture of thebone crest which is more feasible to happen with inverted cone screwssuch as those commercially available.

Absolut Crest Integration

Another advantage of the screw of the present invention is to avoid thefracture found in the crest when the implant enters the surgicalalveolus, guaranteeing thereby that no further fenestrations will beproduced, reducing the loss of bone and bone integration in the crest.

Minimum Crest Tension

From the operative point of view, another advantage is that the multipleconicity generates a minimum tension once the implant passes the equatoron the surgical alveolus decreasing the adverse effects such asfractures and releasing tension on the surface area, while the invertedcone maintains the crest tension until the end of the installation ofthe implant.

Does not Generate Further Tilt of the Implant

Multiple conicity guarantees the stability of the implant in theposition where it was located, eliminating thereby the annoying changesof position and tilt of the implant, caused by bone resilience and itsadaptability once the implant has been installed.

Integration in Sandglass Areas

The modification of the screw so as to have multiple conicity allowsthat when there are sandglass shaped bone areas no fracture is producedin any segment of the surgical alveolus, which cannot be achieved withan inverted cone.

Smoother Threaded Pitch in the Coronal Area

The bone coronal area is extremely thin and delicate, thereby when doingthe surgical alveolus caution must be taken so as to avoid a fracture inorder to avoid a lack of continuity which would limit the boneirrigation and nutrition. The multi-tapered implant facilitates theaccess of the implant preserving the bone tables due to its smooththreaded pitch, which is not greater than 0.3 in the coronal taperedarea. Unlike the present invention, the inverted cone has two differentthreaded pitches, a smooth one of 1 mm length maximum and another onewith rough threaded pitch, both wide and deep which makes it aggressivepromoting the bone fracture at the moment of the insertion of theimplant to the surgical alveolus with the above mentioned consequences:fracture and lack of support.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A multi-frustum screw for dental implantscomprising: three threaded frustums, the threaded frustums selected froma coronal frustum forming an upper end of the screw, an apical frustumforming a lower end of the screw, and a central frustum positionedbetween the coronal frustum and the apical frustum, wherein the coronalfrustum, the central frustum, and the apical frustum have a commonlongitudinal axis, said screw has a first inner base formed by aninternal gap provided on said upper end of the screw, being coaxial withsaid longitudinal axis and having a threaded surface portion, thethreaded frustums are joined to each other so that a widest end of theapical frustum is joined with a widest end of the central frustum, anarrowest end of the central frustum is joined with a narrowest end ofthe coronal frustum, wherein a narrowest end of the apical frustumcorresponds to the lower end of the multi-frustum screw and a widest endof the coronal frustum corresponds to the upper end of the multi-frustumscrew, and a tilt angle of an outer surface of each frustum with respectto the common longitudinal axis, ranges between 0.50° and 60°.
 2. Thescrew for implants according to claim 1, wherein the tilt angle rangesfrom 0.5° to 20° for dentistry screws.
 3. The screw for implantsaccording to claim 1, wherein the tilt angle ranges from 1° to 10°, fordentistry screws.
 4. The screw for implants according to claim 1,wherein the tilt angle of said frustums are equiangular.
 5. The screwfor implants according to claim 1, wherein the tilt angles of saidfrustums are different.
 6. The screw for implants according to claim 1,wherein the average thread pitch ranges from 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm.
 7. Thescrew for implants according to claim 6, wherein the thread pitch at theupper end of the screw is less than the thread pitch at the lower end ofthe screw.
 8. The screw for implants according to claim 7, wherein thethread pitch at the upper end of the screw ranges between 0.1 mm and 0.5mm, while the thread pitch at the lower end of the screw ranges between0.3 mm and 2.5 mm.
 9. The screw for implants according to claim 1,wherein a union between the narrowest end of said coronal frustum andthe narrowest end of the central frustum forms a waist of the screw anda union between the widest end of said central frustum and the widestend of the apical frustum forms a greatest diameter of the screw. 10.The screw for implants according to claim 9, wherein the length of thescrew measured from the upper end to the lower end is from 6 mm to 120mm and the greatest diameter is between 2 and 10 mm.
 11. The screw forimplants according to claim 1, wherein said internal gap has a bottomshaped as a polygon of 6 to 12 sides and positioned adjacent to saidthreaded surface portion, which locks an attachment or abutment fixablein a determined position.
 12. The screw for implants according to claim11, wherein the bottom of the internal gap is shaped as a decagon. 13.The screw for implants according to claim 1, further comprising a secondinner base formed by an internal gap provided on said lower end of thescrew, being coaxial with said longitudinal axis and having a threadedsurface portion, enabling thereby the fixation of one attachment to saidupper end and another attachment to said lower end.
 14. The screw forimplants according to claim 1, having between 1 and 4 notchessymmetrically located on the narrowest end of the apical frustum andbeing parallel with the axis of the screw.
 15. The screw for implantsaccording to claim 1, wherein the screw is manufactured in a materialselected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, chrome,cobalt and alloys thereof.
 16. A multi-frustum screw for dental implantscomprising: four threaded frustums, the threaded frustums selected froma coronal frustum forming an upper end of the screw, an apical frustumforming a lower end of the screw, a first central frustum and a secondcentral frustum positioned between the coronal frustum and the apicalfrustum, wherein the coronal frustum, the first and second centralfrustums, and the apical frustum have a common longitudinal axis, saidscrew has an inner base formed by an internal gap provided on said upperend of the screw, being coaxial with said longitudinal axis and having athreaded surface portion, the threaded frustums are joined to each otherso that a widest end of the apical frustum is joined with a widest endof the first central frustum, a narrowest end of the first centralfrustum is joined with a narrowest end of the second central frustum anda widest end of the second central frustum is joined with a widest endof the coronal frustum, wherein a narrowest end of the apical frustumcorresponds to the lower end of the multi-frustum screw and a narrowestend of the coronal frustum corresponds to the upper end of themulti-frustum screw, and a tilt angle of an outer surface of eachfrustum with respect to the common longitudinal axis, ranges between0.50° and 60°.
 17. The screw for implants according to claim 16, whereinthe tilt angle ranges from 0.5° to 20° for dentistry screws.
 18. Thescrew for implants according to claim 16, wherein the tilt angle rangesfrom 1° to 10°, for dentistry screws.
 19. The screw for implantsaccording to claim 16, wherein the tilt angle of said frustums areequiangular.
 20. The screw for implants according to claim 16, whereinthe tilt angles of said frustums are different.
 21. The screw forimplants according to claim 16, wherein the average thread pitch rangesfrom 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm.
 22. The screw for implants according to claim 21,wherein the thread pitch at the upper end of the screw is less than thethread pitch at the lower end of the screw.
 23. The screw for implantsaccording to claim 22, wherein the thread pitch at the upper end of thescrew ranges between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm, while the thread pitch at thelower end of the screw ranges between 0.3 mm and 2.5 mm.
 24. The screwfor implants according to claim 16, wherein said internal gap has abottom shaped as a polygon of 6 to 12 sides and positioned adjacent tosaid threaded surface portion, which locks an attachment or abutmentfixable in a determined position.
 25. The screw for implants accordingto claim 24, wherein the bottom of the internal gap is shaped as adecagon.
 26. The screw for implants according to claim 16, wherein thescrew is manufactured in a material selected from the group consistingof titanium, zirconium, chrome, cobalt and alloys thereof.